greenfinches

Small European songbirds

Greenfinches is the plural of greenfinch, a small European songbird with olive-green and yellow plumage.

The birds are common in gardens and woodlands, known for their wheezing, nasal song: Greenfinches gathered at the feeder throughout the winter.

song

chirping

High repeated animal calls

whistling · wheeze · melody · dawn chorus · singing · notes · courtship · vocalization

bird

songbird

Melodious perching avian

feathers · beak · seedeater · nesting · perch · aviary · ornithology · twitcher · birdbath · roosting

garden

hedgerow

Linear shrub boundary

lawn · shrub · orchard · birdsong · nesting box · trellis · arbor · visiting · territorial · perching

coloring

yellow

Hue between green and orange

bright · iridescent · wing bars · male · female · juvenile · breeding plumage · winter plumage · colorful · striking

Opposites
bird coloration

greenfinchesredpolls

Small finches, crimson-crowned

bullfinches · cardinals · goldfinches · crossbills · chaffinches

bird type/category

greenfincheseagles

Large predatory birds

hawks · vultures · ostriches · penguins · owls

Family

greenfinch

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G